Poll. Are critical mass rides helpfull to cycling in general?

[glenn forger]

if you're a miserable bleeder who gets annoyed at seeing people have a great time it's probably not for you.

 

[Markymark]

if you're a miserable bleeder who gets annoyed at seeing people have a great time it's probably not for you.

I'm a happy geezer who gets annoyed a seeing people getting wound up.

 

[glenn forger]

yeah, miserable bleeders annoy you. Chill.

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

I personally think this poll could do with a 'Don't know' option.

 

[Dan B]

I personally think this poll could do with a 'Don't know' option.

That's why I haven't voted. I think any successful campaign for social change is going to involve both the staid respectable lobbying-MPs and writing-to-the-Times behaviours and the more in-your-face approach of direct action, and it's a bit silly to slam people doing approach B because you personally would respond better to A, or vice versa.

 

[Stonechat]

Likewise I haven't voted

 

[MontyVeda]

I went on one of those Reclaim the Streets thingies in the nineties... where pedestrians occupied part of the city centre one way system one saturday... it was fun, we played football whilst a long line of police stood between us and the off licence. It was pre arranged, the police diverted the traffic and it was planned to run from lunch time 'til tea time (of supper if you're a southerner)... and as mentioned, it was lots of fun.

But then it got silly... the organisers had no intention of handing the road back at tea (supper) time, instead they had a cunning plan... "We're going to divert the attention of the police with a conga... and when the police are all looking the wrong way, a sound system will be set up and then we'll have an all night rave, right in the city centre!"

I pointed out the obvious flaws in their plan when we were 'instructed' to join in with the conga.... a; the police will not be threatened by a conga, they won't move from where they are. b; even if they did move from their current position, do you really think you'll have time to set up a sizeable PA system, a pair of turntables and a generator and plug it all in before they've noticed and stopped your silly shenanigans. c; we're happy, they're happy, why spoil it?

I made a few enemies due to my negativity, especially when i told them that instead of joining in the conga (diversion), I was going to go to 'that' pub, buy a pint, sit in the window and watch them fail, then get arrested. ...and low and behold, a transit van appeared from a side street, two blokes jumped out, opened the side door and before they could even touch their PA system, they were on the floor being cuffed... whilst me and a couple of sensible mates watched from the pub laughing our heads off

It could have been an annual event.

 

[Markymark]

Ia; the police will not be threatened by a conga....